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10.270.075 Patented Jan. 2, 1883.

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t UNITED ,STATES- rPATEiwrf OFFICE.

HARLES B. JAMES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,076, dated January 2, 1883i, Application filed October 4, 18H2. (No model.)

| down the breast ot'- the animal, and has adjust- ,To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES B. JAMES, of St. Louis, in the county ofSt. Louis, and in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBuggies; and I do y hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,

ments of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a sidel elevation of my improved vehicle, showing a horse hitched" thereto. Fig. 2 represents a transverse vertical section ofthe vehicle, taken on the line of the axle, and Fig. 3 represents asimilar view of a modification of the vehicle. The letter A indicates the box or body of the vehicle which is mounted on springs B, secured to a frame, O, the forward ends of which are extended upward, forming the shafts D.

To the sides of the frame are secured the springs E, which have attached to them, midway between their ends, axle-supports F. The axle F is journaled at its respective ends in Vthese supports, and has an enlarged central portion, G, upon which is mounted a wheel, H, upon which "the vehicle travels, the wheel being held upon the axle, by means of screwnnts I, in such manner that it may turn freely. The upper part of the wheel extends up into a housing, M, at the center of the box or buggy,

and is arranged to run between rollers N'in said housing, and the wheel is provided onopposxte sides with broad flanges P, which run lbetween rollers Q at thev lower ends of the ,hangers It, secured to the bottom ot' the box. `The said rollers are for the purpose of keep ing the box in an upright position when the `buggy is overweighted or overbalanced at either side.

The shafts, as before mentioned, extend upward through apertures in the studs S, secured to the hames,to which they are adjustably fastened by means of set-screws T.

At the lower or forward part of the hannes is pivoted a bent dat tube, U, which passes ably secured in its lower end one end of a bifurcated frame, V, which passes under the front legs of the animal and branches to ea'ch side, being secured to the shafts at` their ends by means ofthe swiveled buttons W.

. TheletterXiindicatesametallicsaddle,which sets over the harness strap Y, and is provided with ahook, A, by means of whichv it may be connected by a strap, A, to the hook B at the rear ofthe haines. The hames are constructed of tlat tubular side sections and adjustable end sections, which are confined at any desired position by means of set-screws C. The lower ends'of the saddle X are provided with hooks D', which are adapted to engage the shafts and distribute the weight of the vehicle and its contents.

In the modiiication shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings a bentaxle is employed, the springs E, which support the body, being attached di- .rectly to said body and the axle.

Having thus lfully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Paten t, is

1. The combination, in a vehicle having the body provided with a housing and supportingsprings, and the skeleton frame having supporting-springs 4provided with journal-bearings, of the centrally-arranged Wheel and its shaft, adapted to rotate in said journals, substantially as shown and described.A

2. In combination with the box or body and the centrally-arranged wheel, the rollers in the. housing and at the ends of the hangers, adapted vto bear against the wheel, substantially as and for the purposes'specified.

3. The combination, in a vehicle, of a frame provided with supporting-springs having axlesupports, with a centrally-located wheel provided -with an axle having means for retaining itin proper position, said axle beingjonrnaled in the supports or bearings, substantially as shown and described.

4. In combination lwith the vehicle audits supporting-frame, forming the shafts thereof', and the centrally-mounted wheel, the adjustable ham es, provided with studs through which Z the shafts pass, having set-,screws for fastening the shafts, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. Y

5. In combination with the vehicle, construct- IOO cdas desciibed, the adjustable hames and ad In testimony whereofI affix my signature, in

justable bit'urcated connection, adapted to expresence oftwo witnesses, this 11th day of Septeud between the animals forward legs, and to tember, 1882.

be connected to the shafts, and the saddle pro- 5 vided with hooked ends to support the shafts,

and connected to the haines and harness, substantially as and for lthe purposes specified.

CEAS. B. JAMES'. Witnesses:

J oHN F. BRITTINGHAM, J. J. MARTIN. 

